What Is Tapioca, quick-cooking and How Can I Use It?

Here's everything worth knowing about tapioca, quick-cooking and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 63 recipes to cook tonight.

What is tapioca, quick-cooking?

Quick cooking tapioca, sometimes called minute tapioca a ground tapioca product that is commonly used as a thickener in some recipes.

Nutrition

Where found

Tapioca, quick-cooking is usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Tapioca, quick-cooking is a member of the Sweets US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

How much does tapioca, quick-cooking weigh?

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Recipes using tapioca, quick-cooking

There are 63 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Fresh Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

Classic double-crust pie filled with fresh strawberries and tart rhubarb sweetened with sugar and thickened with quick-cooking tapioca. A perfect spring dessert.

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Sweet and tart, and sooo good! Adapted from Smitten Kitchen.

Homemade Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

Homemade strawberry-rhubarb pie pre-cooks a tapioca and cornstarch syrup before tossing with fresh strawberries and rhubarb, then bakes under a flaky crust. The classic spring fruit pairing without a soggy bottom.

All-American Cherry Pie

Classic homemade cherry pie with fresh tart cherries, tapioca thickening, and optional kirsch for depth. This all-American dessert features golden flaky crust and ruby-red fruit filling.

No Cook Cherry Pie Filling

No-cook cherry pie filling uses only fresh cherries, sugar, quick-cooking tapioca, and almond extract. Toss, rest 20 minutes, pour into your crust. The tapioca thickens during baking, no stove required.

Sugar Free Blueberry Pie

This sugar free blueberry pie is bursting with 4 cups of juicy berries, warm cinnamon and nutmeg, and a bright squeeze of lemon. Thickened with quick-cooking tapioca for a bubbling, glossy filling that's diabetic friendly and absolutely crave-worthy.

Georgia Peaches-And-Cream Cake

Georgia peaches-and-cream cake: a layer of juicy fresh peaches under a tender sour cream cake and a cinnamon-brown sugar crumb. Part cobbler, part coffee cake, all Southern summer comfort.

Italian Chicken Dinner

Slow cooker Italian chicken dinner with cabbage, onions, mushrooms, and spaghetti sauce topped with Parmesan. A dump-and-go crockpot meal that cooks from frozen.

Crockpot Chicken Tortillas

Crockpot chicken tortilla casserole layers shredded chicken, cream of chicken soup, green chili salsa, tortillas, and cheese. Hands-off slow cooker enchilada-style dinner.

Fall Pear Pie

Fall pear pie with thinly sliced fresh pears, nutmeg, and quick-cooking tapioca in a double crust, brushed with egg wash and finished with a pour of cream.

Hearty Beef Stew

Beef cubes, carrots, and tomatoes slow-cook for 12 hours with quick-cooking tapioca that thickens the broth into a rich, spoon-coating gravy.

Cherry Berry Pie

A showstopper lattice pie with three layers: almond cream cheese, fresh raspberries, and glazed cherries, all in a flaky homemade vinegar crust. Bake-sale worthy.

Cherry Berry Pie

A showstopper lattice pie with three layers: almond cream cheese, fresh raspberries, and glazed cherries, all in a flaky homemade vinegar crust. Bake-sale worthy.

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Sweet and sour chicken with pineapple, bell pepper, and brown sugar-vinegar sauce. Two methods included: slow cooker (8-10 hours) or oven (2 hours). Serve over rice.

Sweet'N' Sour Chicken

Slow cooker sweet and sour chicken with pineapple chunks, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, carrots, and green pepper. A dump-and-go crockpot dinner that works with frozen chicken.

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Slow cooker sweet and sour chicken with pineapple chunks, bell peppers, and fresh ginger in a brown sugar-vinegar sauce. Includes oven method. Serve over rice.

Fruit Soup #2

Fruit soup thickened with tapioca, sweetened with honey, and topped with sliced banana. Serve hot or chilled as a dessert, appetizer, or over cornbread.

Dessert-Bar Apple-Cherry Pie

Apple-cherry pie with a flaky shortening crust, quick tapioca thickener, and a nutmeg-sugar finish. The tart cherries brighten up classic apple pie in a way plain apples never do.

Peach & Berry Lattice Pie

Summer peach and berry lattice pie with fresh orange juice, nutmeg, and a golden egg-washed crust. Use any mix of strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries.

Fresh Double Berry Pie

Fresh double berry pie features a glossy raspberry and blackberry filling kissed with liqueur, sealed under a charming heart-cut top crust dusted in cinnamon sugar.

Three-Peach Pie

A rustic free-form peach pie heaped with juicy peaches and brandy-plumped cherries over a layer of toasted almonds, the pastry folded loosely over the top and dusted with cinnamon sugar. Juicy and golden.

Apple Raisin Crumb Pie

Apple raisin crumb pie: a double-crust apple pie with plump raisins, cinnamon-sugar, and a buttery crumb layer hidden inside. Granny Smith apples keep the filling tart, the crumb adds extra crunch.

Fresh Berry Cobbler

Fresh berry cobbler loaded with strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries under brown sugar drop biscuits baked in individual ramekins.

Hearty Buffalo Stew

Slow cooker buffalo stew with carrots, celery, tomatoes, and a hint of ground cloves. Low-fat, high-protein bison simmers for 12 hours into a rich, fork-tender one-pot meal.

Fresh Cherry Pie with a Buttery Cream Cheese Crust

Fresh Cherry Pie with a Buttery Cream Cheese Crust recipe

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